Sales Director, Diabetes, UAE

Are you a passionate sales leader with a proven track record, ideally in the cardio metabolic field? Do you have what it takes: the right drive, a sharp mind, openness and focus on what matters and an interest to setting direction and ensuring the execution with the business above and beyond results?

If so, we want to hear from you! Join our team as a Sales Director in UAE and make a significant impact on our mission. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As a Sales Director you will develop and implement sales strategies to promote and sell our products. You will drive the development and implementation of go-to-market and sales strategies, foster cross-functional collaboration, and lead a high-performing team to achieve ambitious sales targets and commercial excellence.

Your other responsibilities include:

• Manage, coach, and develop the Diabetes salesforce unit, fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve all relevant KPIs for sales and commercial excellence.
• As part of the Leadership Team, co-develop and implement commercial strategies and local initiatives to maximize the Novo Nordisk Diabetes business potential.
• Drive the definition and monitoring of shared performance KPI's, that will steer the teams performance
• Ensuring accomplishment of operational business plans within approved budgets, time scales, and corporate policies for business sustainability.
• Be fully accountable for the execution of go-to-market sales strategy design, delivery, and execution in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• You have a Master’s degree or other relevant academic background in business, economics, natural sciences or pharmacology.
• At least 5-7 years pharmaceutical industry experience in commercial setting, a strong sales background in the pharmaceutical industry and in the UAE market.
• Excellent leadership skills and a good eye for people development are essential.
• Demonstrated success in product launches and executing marketing strategies across multiple brands.
• Experience in a multi-national, matrix-structured environment with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

As a person, you are a natural leader with proven ownership and accountability. You are a strong collaborator and communicator, capable of driving conversations with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders at senior level. You have an entrepreneurial mindset and demonstrate to be an outside of the box thinker. Finally, you share our passion and determination to improve patients’ lives.

About the department

The UAE affiliate is a part of the Business Area Africa, Middle East & CIS Countries (BAMEAC), in

Region South East Europe, Middle East & Africa (SEEMEA) and has shown exceptional launch

performances. The UAE affiliate is a dynamic organization aiming to cement Novo Nordisk’s position in the UAE Diabetes, Obesity Market & Rare Diseases.

To achieve our goals, we are looking for a Sales Director, who will drive our affiliate across the diabetes therapy area. You will report to the Vice President and General Manager of Novo Nordisk UAE with a team of  talented individuals and will be part of the UAE Leadership Team.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline
Apply before 2 December 2024

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.